Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later

Chapter 18: Rank 3 (Part 2)

Editor: Cherish

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[You have reached level 20]

[Reaching level 20, you get Rank 3]

[You have a special ability of rank 3]

— I was very close.
—  Kang Yu, killing three monsters, saw the warning and smiled.

‘If I had known about it, I would have hunted a little more yesterday and raised the level,’ Kang Yu thought with regret.

But it was impossible to know exactly how many experience points you already have or need to gain.

‘Anyway, I was going to hunt all day long but I finished early.
That’s good.’

Kang Yu closed his eyes to feel his Magi.
It was time to test his theory about the weakening power that sealed Man Ma Jung.

Now his body was circulating a lot more Magi than before.

Kang Yu put his hand forward and used Andras’s power to light the Hellfire.

The big fire lit from Kang Yu’s palm.
It was a real flame from Hell, hungry for life force.

Kang Yu smiled happily at the fire dancing two meters high.

— As expected, I was right.

As soon as he reached rank 3, the power that sealed Man Ma Jung had weakened even more, and more Magi was flowing into his body.

It was a force incomparable even to his transition from level 25 to 30.

— Beautiful.
— He had the Power of demons, but he was oppressed by the fact that he does not have the necessary amount of Magi to use them.

‘But it’s still not enough.’ Even now, having received 3 ranks, there were more Powers that he couldn’t use than the ones he could.

Of course, compared to the moment he first arrived to Earth, he now had much more freedom in using his powers.

‘If I keep this up, I can completely get rid of the forces that have sealed Man Ma Jung.’

It would certainly take more time and effort to keep raising his level.
But if there was a way to get back to his original strength, he would use it.

If there wasn’t a gate on Earth, there wouldn’t be such a need.

Gates, monsters and Players — if they didn’t exist, he wouldn’t have needed his Powers.

Initially, his plans were not as ambitious as, for example, taking over the entire Earth.
All he had wanted was to live in peace and enjoy what he had missed in ten thousand years.

However, when he saw how the world changed, he changed his mind as well.

‘I have to be strong.’ To enjoy all the benefits, you have to be strong.

If you are weak in this world, you will quickly be destroyed.

On Earth, unlike Hell, there was no need to be the strongest, but being able to defend yourself in an emergency was a must.

— Well, it’s time to test the new ability.
— He’d already confirmed that with each increase in rank, the power sealing Man Ma Jung will weaken.
So now it was time to learn about his new skill.

Kang Yu opened the status window to check his new special ability.

[Special ability 3 rank: Craving for Maryok (Class: A)]

[Application: The ability to suck out the power of Maryok imprisoned in the mana stone, turning it into Magi.]

— Ha! — His eyes shone as he studied his status window,

He had found a new way to accumulate Magi.

‘The mana stone…’ It was the core of every monster.

Earth was currently holding on to Maryok’s energy from the mana stones.

It was also the way for Players to earn money.
They extract the mana stones and sell them to the state.

— Well, is it worth testing? — He pulled mana stones out from the body of a newly murdered Lizardmen and used a new ability.

The Maryok contained in the Mana stone was transformed into Magi and fused into Kang Yu’s body.

‘Not bad.’ The amount of Magi he could draw out from one monster has increased, or more accurately, it has doubled.

Compared to the Overwhelming Sense of Hunger, the power he’d received when he was promoted to rank 2, the ability he just received was more useful.

‘But then I will not be able to make money…’ Mana stones, which were the main source of income, could not make him any money if he turned them all into Magi.

‘I’ll have to control my actions.’ Though, the Players’ income was already many times as much as the money that ordinary people make.

Once he could hunt from a high-level gate, it’d be enough to sell just a few mana stones to live a quiet life.

‘I’ve made 90,000,000 won in the last three days alone.’ If he cut his earnings in half to increase the amount of the Magi he received, it was a worthwhile investment.

‘Today, I won’t sell any stones.’ He drained all three bodies of power with the Devourer’s Power.

Due to the fact that he finished the hunt earlier than expected, he had a lot of free time.

Kang Yu had received a new ability and found a great place to hunt.

— Come to think of it, I haven’t seen the boss yet.

If he killed a hobgoblin at Level E Gate and got a Class C Mana stone, then now the boss at this gate should have a higher class Mana stone.

Kang Yu used the Power of Flying and soared to the top.

Because he was promoted to 3rd rank and was able to use more Magi, the Power of Flying had become something he could use easily.

‘Because of the tangled tree branches, I can’t see anything.’ Kang Yu hoped to find the boss from the sky, but it was harder than he thought, and he snapped his tongue disappointed.

‘Ah, if only I could use the Observer’s Power.’ That was the most powerful Power of Astaroth, so Kang Yu couldn’t use it now.

Kang Yu sighed in disappointment and descended to the ground smoothly.

— Brothers! What are you guys doing?

That’s when Kang Yu heard the familiar voice and the clear sound of metal.

— Dae Su? — That was Dae Su’s voice, who had earlier been gathering the parties in front of the gate.
His voice was filled with anger, and he spoke faster than usual.

‘What’s going on out there?’ If it was just some random person, Kang Yu wouldn’t have cared about what was going on, but it was a familiar voice, so he was curious.

Once Kang Yu reached the ground, he headed towards the voice.

— Ha, you even act like a filthy pig.

— What the…

Kang Yu saw two guys — one with an axe and the other with a sword — surrounding Dae Su.

Next to him, there was a bleeding Robber with whom they’d talked with at the gate.

— Why are you attacking your own teammates?!

— Why are you so loud? Now all lizardmen will come here.

— Answer the question! — shouted Dae Su, putting up a shield in front of himself.

‘Scene of betrayal?’ Listening to Dae Su’s dialogue with his comrades, Kang Yu squinted.

Even when he’d heard only a fragment of the conversation, it wasn’t hard to understand what’s going on.

Those two guys had been in Dae Su’s party and then suddenly attacked their teammates.

‘’Teamkillers?’ It looks like they sneaked into the gate under the guise of group members, but their goal wasn’t to kill monsters but to kill their own teammates to take their valuables and items.

After all, it wasn’t surprising if someone died in the gate, so they abuse their special abilities by killing other Players.

— Don’t make any noise, — One of the guys swung an axe next to Dae Su’s head.

He kept staring firmly at the guys without letting go of his shield.

— Huh, you’re really tough.

— Are you sure you have two ranks? Why are you holding up so well?

The guys were surprised by Dae Su’s strength.

And he, with his teeth clenched, concentrated all his power on his arm with the shield.
And the shield caught on fire with a bluish tint.

— My soul, unlike yours, is not for sale.

— You seem to have discovered a powerful ability?

— If you have not reached rank 3, you cannot defeat us.

The guys grinned and started getting even closer to Dae Su.

Dae Su fought surprisingly well, but no matter how you spun it, his opponents had level 30 and rank 4.
The difference was incommensurable.

— It’s time to finish.

— You know you can’t kill him, right?

— Of course.

They smiled sinisterly and intercepted the guns.

Kang Yu, who was hiding behind tangled tree branches nearby, frowned when he heard this conversation.

‘Can’t kill?’ Those words didn’t fit the description of a teamkiller.

Kang Yu looked at Dae Su, who was holding a shield in his hand and became concerned.

‘Should I help?’ If it was a stranger, he would have just walked by.

Because even though they didn’t get to know each other very long, Dae Su had made a good impression, and Kang Yu didn’t want to just pass by.

— Hold the shield tighter, pig.
It’s going to hurt.

The guy with the axe began to concentrate his strength and his axe was shrouded in black smoke.

When he saw it, Kang Yu’s eyes opened wide.

‘Magi…’ The power that the guy with the axe had was definitely Magi.

It was very different from Maryok.

Besides…

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It’s a force that normal humans can’t possess.

Kang Yu, with a frown and a deep breath, came out from behind the trees.

It wasn’t about saving Dae Su anymore.

‘Who are those guys?’ They were people who could use Magi.
Kang Yu needed to know who they were.

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